MagazineTandem offloading of LNG by means of DP
MARIN Report 99
26 Apr 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
Recently, SBM commissioned MARIN to perform model tests to investigate the feasibility of tandem
offloading of LNG from an LNG FPSO to an LNG ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gastransport and shippingoffloading
MagazineFull depth TLP model testing
MARIN Report 99
26 Apr 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
The 30 m deep pit in MARIN's Offshore Basin makes it possible to test TLPs, including their tendons, in ultra deep waters without truncation of the ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraloil and gaswaves & motions
MagazineCFD for offshore applications
MARIN Report 99
26 Apr 2010
Reading time 6 minutes
In 2009, MARIN took a major step towards the commercial application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools for offshore-related problems. This ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesrenewablesoil and gaslife at seatransport and shippingoffloadingwaves & motions
MagazineINPEX's eternal flame in Indonesian Arafura Sea
MARIN Report 99
26 Apr 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
During drilling of the first exploration well in 2000, the Japanese operator INPEX discovered a large gas accumulation in the Masela block in the ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsafe operations and human factorsmanoeuvringoil and gasinfrastructuredefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingoffloadingoperability
MagazineNew initiatives probe thruster interaction effects
MARIN Report 99
26 Apr 2010
Reading time 9 minutes
MARIN has a long history in research into the performance of thrusters during Dynamic Positioning
(DP) operations. Research on ducted propellers ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiescfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesdynamic positioningrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seatransport and shippingresearch and developmentdynamic trackingoffshore engineeringresearch
MagazineFour decades of DP innovation at Transocean
MARIN Report 99
26 Apr 2010
Reading time 9 minutes
Gurbachan Singh Virk, a Transocean Consultant and formerly Manager of Engineering, Global
Marine Drilling Company, has a wealth of experience in the ...
manoeuvring and nautical studieswaves, impacts and hydrostructuraldynamic positioningoil and gasloads and responses
MagazineBigLift Shipping and MARIN in joint aNySIMpro operations
MARIN Report 99
26 Apr 2010
Reading time 3 minutes
In the past few years BigLift Shipping has been operating in shielded waters to replace thrusters on DP vessels and semi-submersibles. In a joint ...
oil and gastransport and shipping
PaperThe implementation of risk analysis as an integrated operational and legal instrument with respect to maritime traffic
Risk Analysis VII & Brownfields V
26 Jan 2010
This paper emanates from the European Research Project MarNIS. The possibility of monitoring traffic has improved considerably since the ...
autonomy and controlmanoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiestime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructureauthorities and regulatorstransport and shippingrisk assessmentsafetysafety assessmentsimulationscollisionwind farms
PaperSimulations and Model Testing on a Wave Engergy Converter based on Inverse Offshore Engineering
16th Offshore Symposium (SNAME), Houston, TX, USA
1 Jan 2010
For more than 75 years, the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has been contributing to the development of safe and economic ships and ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringcfd developmentcfd/simulation/desk studiesmeasurements and controldata sciencetime-domain simulationsrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at seamodel testingsimulationsoffshore engineering
MagazineMARIN advances model thruster control technology
MARIN Report 98
24 Dec 2009
Reading time 6 minutes
Thruster load measurements, combined with advanced control systems, give insight into the operational aspects of dynamically positioned vessels. ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesdynamic positioningoil and gastransport and shipping
MagazineOasis of the Seas
MARIN Report 98
24 Dec 2009
Reading time 9 minutes
Oasis of the Seas, the largest cruise liner ever in the world, will set sail in December. As this magnificent ship prepares for its maiden voyage, ...
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraldynamic positioningmanoeuvringnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsioninfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcavitationcomfortdynamic trackinghull form optimisationhydro-elasticityperformance based assessmentpropeller designseakeeping performancespeed/power performancecruise and ferry
MagazineMeasuring success
MARIN Report 98
24 Dec 2009
Reading time 9 minutes
Measuring success
STX Europe and MARIN - A cooperation spanning nearly three decades
manoeuvring and nautical studiesstability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringsustainable propulsionwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralmanoeuvringnoise and vibrationresistance and propulsioninfrastructuremarine systemslife at seaauthorities and regulatorsdefencepassengers and yachtingtransport and shippingcavitationcomfortdynamic trackinghull form optimisationhydro-elasticityperformance based assessmentpropeller designseakeeping performancespeed/power performancecruise and ferry
MagazineLifetime prediction moves a step closer with fatigue damage sensors
MARIN Report 98
24 Dec 2009
Reading time 3 minutes
Knowledge of fatigue damage is relevant for lifetime extension and assurance issues of ships and offshore structures, but also for rational planning ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuraldefencefatiguestructural response
MagazineMARIN develops unique Underwater Measurement System
MARIN Report 98
24 Dec 2009
Reading time 6 minutes
MARIN decided to tackle the problems associated with measuring underwater motions by developing a new Underwater Motion Measurement System. Report ...
stability, seakeeping and ocean engineeringwaves, impacts and hydrostructuralrenewablesoil and gasinfrastructuremarine systemslife at sealoads and responsesmooring and offloadingmotionsoffshore engineering
MagazineSloshing impacts captured in 110 full-scale tests
MARIN Report 98
24 Dec 2009
Reading time 6 minutes
Report unveils the innovative techniques MARIN has developed for measuring full and large-scale
sloshing impacts within the Sloshel project.
waves, impacts and hydrostructuralmeasurements and controldata scienceoil and gastransport and shippingmonitoringhydro-elasticitysloshingstructural response